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Webs.comFree Sample Storytelling samples for Sheffield Schools Spring/Summer 2018Sean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/45377420
<p><br/></p><p><font size="4">For a limited time I am offering free sample sessions of storytelling (for up to an hour) for any primary school in the Sheffield area. (this can be for one class or classes grouped together for any primary aged children)</font></p><p><font size="4"><br/></font></p><p><font size="4">I am very passionate about the power of storytelling to stimulate speaking, listening and motor skills in children of all abilities and have over 10 years of experience working in 100s of schools across the country</font></p><p><br/></p><p><font size="4">To book your free session email me at cooneyfolk@gmail.com or ring 07581550903</font></p>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:50:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/45377420BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 NominationsSean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/45360259
<p>Very excited to be nominated for two awards in this years BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards with my band the Young'uns.&#160; &#160;</p><p><br/></p><p>Best Original Track for Be the Man&#160; <a target="_blank" href="http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZFrVMV0tI">http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZFrVMV0tI</a>&#160;</p><p><br/></p><p>Best Album for Strangers.&#160; The awards are being held in Belfast on 4th April and will be live on Radio 2.&#160;&#160;</p><p><br/></p><p>The Best Album category is a public vote.&#160; &#160;This is the link to voting if you'd like to support us or any of the other three fantastic albums&#160;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4BR5ZcKKW6SNnb8grL6RYDk/best-album">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4BR5ZcKKW6SNnb8grL6RYDk/best-album</a></p>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:05:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/45360259Radio BalladsSean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44929228
<p><font size="3">It was a real honour to be asked to write a song for the Ballad of the Great War 1917.&#160; &#160;The Radio Ballads are held in very high esteem.&#160; Introduced in the 1950s by Charles Parker and Ewan Maccoll they weave songs around the oral testimonies that inspired them and gave birth to some of the most enduring folk songs of the twentieth century like Shoals of Herring and School Days Over.&#160; Re introduced to mark the centenary of the Great War, my contribution is Trench Raid and has been arranged and performed by Barry Coope.&#160; The programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm on 11th November 2017 and is available here</font></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwbmq"><font size="3">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwbmq</font></a><br/></p>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:15:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44929228Story time in Sheffield November 2017Sean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44920654
<p>Had a wonderful morning telling stories in my local pub.&#160; Thanks to Miles and everyone at the Waggon and Horses in Sheffield for having me.&#160; We had over 60 babies and toddlers squeezed in for a 30 minute session of stories and songs with lots of joining in.&#160; Watch this space for further events</p><p><img src="http://www.seancooney.co.uk/photos/Waggon%20and%20Horses%20November%202017.png"/></p>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:05:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44920654Holy Trinity Ashton Under Lyne May 2017Sean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44543720
<p><font size="7">Wonderful return visit to Holy Trinity School Ashton Under Lyne telling stories of equality, migration and soggy toast<img src="http://www.seancooney.co.uk/DALkuMAUIAAGzxt.jpg"/></font></p>Sat, 20 May 2017 13:50:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44543720Free Storytelling Sample Sessions to Schools in South Sheffield Spring/Summer 2017Sean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44437924
<p><font size="5">Though the majority of my time is taken up by being part of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning group, the Young'uns, I have some availability for storytelling in the Spring/Summer of 2017. &#160;</font></p><p><br/></p><p><font size="5">For a limtied time I am offering a free sample session of my storytelling work to schools in my new local area of South Sheffield. For more details contact me at <b><a target="_blank" href="http://cooneyfolk@gmail.com">cooneyfolk@gmail.com</a> &#160;07581550903</b></font></p>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:05:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44437924Whitkirk Primary School 15th March 2017Sean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44437918
<p><font size="4">Another lovely day in Whitkirk Primary School Leeds. &#160;Exhilarating experience telling 30 stories to 415 pupils before delivering a 90 minute twilight INSET session to a very responsive group of 20 staff. &#160;Thanks for having me</font></p><p><font size="4"><br/></font></p><p><i><font size="4">"Sean Cooney, also of our favourite folk group The Young&#8217;uns, was in school wearing his storytelling hat (not literally, although I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s got one!) and he worked with all classes and year groups across the day. The children were enthralled by his tales from all over the world (some true, some not so true) and enjoyed taking part in the interactive parts with real enthusiasm. Storytelling is such an important and enjoyable way of developing literacy skills, especially speaking and listening, that it was great to have a focus on this. Having spent the whole day with the children Sean then gave a training session to staff in order to develop our storytelling skills and to help us plan opportunities within lessons. I know that some classes have included storytelling in their lessons over the past couple of days &#8211; including one PE session!"</font></i></p><p>&#160;</p><p><font size="4">Whitkirk Primary School Leeds March 2017</font></p><p><br/></p><p><img src="http://www.seancooney.co.uk/Whitkirk 2017 2.jpg"/><br/></p>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:00:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44437918The TransportsSean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44435660
<p><font size="5">It was a great honour to play the role of Henry Cable in the re invention of Peter Bellamy's classic folk opera the Transports in January and February 2017. &#160;</font></p><p><br/></p><p><img src="http://www.seancooney.co.uk/Transports 1.jpg"/><br/></p><p>&#160;</p><p><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></p><p><br/></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The reception we received was amazing and was topped off by this amazing 5 star review in the Guardian&#160;</span><a style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank" href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/27/transports-review-sage-gateshead-botany-bay-convicts-peter-bellamy-ballad-opera-younguns-nancy-kerr-faustus">http://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/27/transports-review-sage-gateshead-botany-bay-convicts-peter-bellamy-ballad-opera-younguns-nancy-kerr-faustus</a></p><p><font size="5">Narrator and storyteller Matthew Crampton and I brought the story behind the show to a much younger audience when we delivered 2 days of workshops in Shrophire in partnership with Shrewsbury Folk Festival. &#160; Here we are putting the children from Trinity Primary school inside Norwich Gaol</font></p><p><img src="http://www.seancooney.co.uk/Transports school 1.jpg"/><br/></p><p><br/></p>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44435660March 2017 World Book Day and BeyondSean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44435425
<p><font size="6">Had some great fun recently celebrating World Book Day with the children of St Bega's Primary School in &#160;Hartlepool. Also had lovely return visits to Chorlton Park Primary School working all day stimulating listening, speaking and motor skills with Early Years and Reception children in Manchester and spent 2 action packed days engaging with every pupil in West Park Primary in Hartlepool and Whitkirk Primary in Leeds<img src="http://www.seancooney.co.uk/Whitkirk 2017 1.jpg"/></font></p><p><font size="6"><br/></font></p><p><br/></p>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:00:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/444354252017 Storytelling Availability - Mainly MarchSean Cooneyhttps://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44375615
<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sadly due to musical commitments with the Young'uns I am not available for bookings for National Storytelling Week (Jan 28th - Feb 4th) and my availability for solo storytelling work is very limited in 2017</span></p><p><br/></p><p><font size="5">However, I am takings bookings around <b>World Book Day - Thursday 2nd March</b> - and have some availability for storytelling visits throughout March</font></p><p><br/></p><p><font size="5">Please contact me on <b>cooneyfolk@gmail.com</b> or <b>07581550903</b> for more information and bookings</font></p>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:05:00 +0000https://www.seancooney.co.uk/apps/blog/show/44375615